New England Conservatory of Music - Neume Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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1912 Cfje iSeume 27 a Eugene Gruexberg, Violin and Viola. Born in Lemberg, Galicia. Studied violin at Vienna Conservatory with Heissler: composition with Bruckner and Dessoff ; chamber and orchestra music with Hellmesberger. Head of Violin Normal Department. Vaughn Hamilton, Violin. Born in Bangor, Me. Studied under Felix Winternitz for five years, also with Anton Witek. Concertmeister of New England Conservatory Orchestra. Born in Dresden. Graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Came to America with von Billow ' s orchestra. Member of Boston Symphony Orchestra. Joined Faculty in 1899. Emil Mahr, Violin and Viola. Studied with Joachim in Berlin. Member of Wagner Festival Orchestra in Bayreuth. Joined the Faculty in 1887. Carl Peirce, Violin. Born in Taunton. Mass. Studied with Leandro Campanari. For nine vears in charge of Violin Department of the Boston Conservatory. Member of the New England Conservatory Faculty since 1902. Felix Winternitz, Violin. Graduated from the Vienna Conservatory under Griin, in the same class with Kreisler. Played two years with Boston Symphony Orchestra before touring the United States as soloist. Joined the Faculty in 1899. Arthur Brooke, Flute. Born in Gomeral, England. Studied under Packer of the Scotch Orchestra. Played first flute in the Buffalo Symphony Orchestra. Joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1896. Rudolph Toll, Clarinet. Born in Davenport. Ia. Studied composition with G. W. Chadwick ; clarinet with Leon Pourtau and Alexander Selmer of the Paris Conserv- atory ; later with Georges Longy. For three years a member of the Pitts- burg Symphony Orchestra; now first clarinet of the Boston Opera Orchestra. Member of the Facultv since 1909. Louis Post, Bassoon. Born in Pomerania, Germany. Studied violin and bassoon with his brother, Herman Post; later with Gasgisch of Berlin, and Schwarz of Cologne. Member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for thirteen years. Max O. Kunze, Contrabass. WIND AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS

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26 Cfje Jieume 1912 a =t Mabel Staxawav-Briggs. Born in California. Graduated from the New England Conservatory in 1898. A pupil of Augusto Rotoli, Charles A. White and Oreste Bimboni. Studied with Dubulle in Paris. F. Morse Wemple. Born in Albany, N. Y. Studied with Charles A. White. Dubulle in Paris, and Henry Russell. A well-known church and concert singer. Charles A. White. Born in Troy, X. Y. Studied under Rebling and Grill at the Leipsic Con- servatory : continued voice study with Lamperti. Organized and directed the Trov Choral Club until called to the New England Conservatory in 1896. ORGAN Henry M. Dunham. Born in Brockton. Mass. Studied at the New England Conservatory under Whiting; composition under J. K. Paine. Well-known church organist and composer. Wallace Goodrich. Born in Newton, Mass. Studied at the New England Conservatory under Henry M. Dunham; with Rheinberger in Munich, and Widor in Paris. Musical director of the Boston Opera Company and of the Cecilia Society. Organist of Boston Symphony Orchestra. Homer C. Humphrey. Born at Yarmouth. Me. Graduated from the New England Conservatory in 1901-2. Studied Organ with Wallace Goodrich; composition with G. W. Chadwick. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS Timothee Adamo vski, Violin. Born in Warsaw, Poland. Studied in Warsaw Conservatory under Kontski, and in Paris under Massart. Second concert master of Boston Symphony Orchestra until 1907. Member of Adamowski Trio. Joined the Facultv in 1907. Josef Adamowski, Violoncello and Ensemble Classes. Born in Warsaw. Poland. Studied at Warsaw Conservatory and at the Imperial Conservatory. Moscow, under Fitzenhagen, N. Rubinstein and P. Tschaikowsky. Degree of B. A. Joined Facultv in 1903.

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28 Cfje ileume 1912 Albert Hackebarth, French Horn. Born in Berlin, Germany. Studied french horn under August Riedel and Prof. Carl Schunke of the Konigliche Hoch Schule in Berlin. For twenty- two vears a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Joined the Faculty in 1908. Louis Kloepfel, Trumpet and Cor?zet. Born in Thuringia. Engaged by Damrosch as first trumpet in New York Symphony Orchestra in 1891. Now a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. A. J. Smith, Cornet. Born in Cambridge, Mass. Studied at the New England Conservatory ; also under Arthur Monson, E. N. Lafrician and Louis Kloepfel. Member of the Faculty since 1908. LeRoy S. Kexfield, Trombone. Born in Belchertown, Mass. Member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Harriet Shaw, Harp. Studied with Carl Ziech of the Royal Dresden Opera House. Adolph Lock- wood of the Royal Munich Opera, John Thomas of the Royal Academy, London. Signor Lorenzi of Florence, Alphonse Hasselmans of Paris; harmony and counterpoint with Hermann Kotzschmar, G. W. Marston, F. F. Bullard and Signor Tacchanardi. Carl F. Ludwig, Ty?npani and Drums. Born in Dresden, Germany. Studied with C. R. Ludwig. Member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Festival Orchestra and Municipal Band. THEORETICAL Louis C. Elsox, Theory. Born in Boston, Mass. Studied piano with August Hamann of Boston ; voice with August Kreissman ; composition with Carl Cloggner-Castelli of Leipsic. Celebrated lecturer and writer on musical subjects; one of Boston ' s best known critics. G. W. Chadwick, Counterpoint and Composition. Born in Lowell, Mass. Studied at the New England Conservatory; at Leipsic under Reinecke and Jadassohn; at the Royal School of Music under Rheinberger and Abel. Teacher at the Conservatory since 1880; director since 1897. A composer of international reputation.